Calendar of events for 1998

Wednesday, December 15, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Consideration of the FY2000 budget for DC public schools.
Thursday, December 3, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. D.C. related items: (1) President’s Park, E Street, NW, between 15th and 17th Streets, approval of revised preliminary and final site and building plans for southside barrier replacement, Sherman Park/First Division Monument. (2) New Convention Center, Mount Vernon Place, NW, approval of final site and building plans. (3) Logan Circle/Thomas Circle, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning regulations and map to update the Special Purpose Zone. (4) Community Based Residential Facilities, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning regulations related to CBRF’s. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
7:30 p.m., DC Green Party general membership meeting, 7:30 p.m., One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street NW, room 940. Steering Committee elections.
Tuesday, November 24, 1998: 10:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Committee on Academic Programs meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, November 19, 1998: 11:30 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Committee on Budget and Management meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Committee on Charter Schools meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, November 19, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Zoning Commission, at 441 4th Street, N.W., Council Chamber. Public hearing on proposed private prison in Ward 8 continued.
Wednesday, November 18, 1998: 6:30 p.m. DC Office of Planning, at 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Ronald Reagan Building, Polaris Room on Concourse Level. Public meeting on the Downtown Action Plan, leading to updating the Downtown Plan Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Also included will be an update and refinement of plans for the Mt. Vernon Square and southern Shaw neighborhood. For more information, call 442-7600.; 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Monthly business meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Monday, November 16, 1998: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Committee of the Whole meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
7:00 p.m. Zoning Commission, at 441 4th Street, N.W., Council Chamber. Public hearing on proposed private prison in Ward 8.
Thursday, November 12, 1998: 1:30–7:00 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, at The World Bank, 1818 H Street, NW,Lewis T. Preston Auditorium. The Economic Summit, featuring the release of the city's economic development plan.
Tuesday, November 10, 1998: 12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on juvenile justice, crime, and delinquency. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.
Thursday, November 5, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. D.C. related items: (1) Proposed text amendment to the zoning regulations of the District of Columbia for the tolling of time limits for Planned Unit Developments, (2) US Naval Station, Anacostia Annex (Bolling/Anacostia Tract) approval of comments on final site and building plans for main gate; (3) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Main Section, approval of preliminary and final site plans for installation of playground for the Fisher House; (3) Dolly Madison/Cosmos/Tayloe Complex, northeast corner of Lafayette Park, Madison Place and H Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for terrace extension at courtyard; (4) President’s Park, E Street, NW, between 15th and 17th Streets, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for southside barrier replacement, Sherman Park/First Division Monument; and (6) Department of the Treasury Main Building, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for building envelope renovation. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
5:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Special Meeting of the Subcommittee on Charter Schools. For more information, call 442-4289.
November 4, 1998: 11:30 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Special Meeting of the Committee on Budget and Management. For more information, call 442-4289.; 12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at United Planning Organization, 401 M Street, NW, 2nd Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on maternal and child health. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.
November 2, 1998: 12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on homelessness. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.
Saturday, October 31, 1998: 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. DC Collaborative for Educational Reform, location to be announced. Forum on testing and accountability. For more information, call 238-2379.; 10:30 a.m. 25th Annual Conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. Panel discussion on “The Washington Fires of 1968.” For more information contact the Washingtoniana Division of MLK Public Library, 727-1213, or http://dclibrary.org/mlk/washingtoniana
Friday, October 30, 1998: 9:30 a.m. 25th Annual Conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. Panel discussions on “Washington, DC, History: Past, Present, and Future” and “Freeways in Washington.” For more information contact the Washingtoniana Division of MLK Public Library, 727-1213, or http://dclibrary.org/mlk/washingtoniana; 11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. American Youth Policy Forum and the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education, at Rayburn House Office Building, room to be announced. Forum on “Creating New Small Schools: Do They Work? Can We Afford Them? Can They Drive Systemic Change?” RSVP to 775-9731 or E-mail aypf@aypf.org.
Thursday, October 29, 1998: 11:30 a.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE. Committee on Budget and Management meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at United Planning Organization, 401 M Street, NW, 2nd Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on recreation. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.
3:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE. Subcommittee on Charter Schools meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
5:30 p.m. TENAC, DC Concerned Street Vendors, and DC Professional Cab Drivers Association, at Martin Luther King Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room A-5. Candidate forum for mayoral and city council candidates.
7:30 p.m. 25th Annual Conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies. Letitia Wood Brown Memorial Lecture, at Marvin Center University Club Dining Room, 800 21st Street, NW, by Dr. Joanne Braxton, on Paul Laurence Dunbar. For more information contact the Washingtoniana Division of MLK Public Library, 727-1213, or http://dclibrary.org/mlk/washingtoniana
Monday, October 26, 1998: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Shiloh Baptist Church, 1510 9th Street, N.W. 1998 Family Life Conference: Race Relations in Washington, DC: Can We All Get Along? Registration fee, $25. For more information, call 232-4200, ext. 15.
10:00.a.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE. Committee on Academic Programs. For more information, call 442-4289.
1:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE. Subcommittee on Information and Participation meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Saturday, October 24, 1998: 9:00 a.m.—1:00 p.m. Washington Parent Group Fund, at Oyster School, 300 Bryant Street, NW. Forum to define priorities for school facility improvements in wards 1, 2, 3, and 4. For more information, call 745-3745.
Friday, October 23, 1998: 12:00 p.m. Office of Campaign Finance, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420. Seminar on complying with the DC Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act for candidates, campaign committees, and other interested parties, including those interested in following OCF financial reports.; 12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on child care, early childhood development. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.
3:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on mental health. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.
Thursday, October 22, 1998: 12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at United Planning Organization, 401 M Street, NW, 2nd Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on welfare. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.; 7:00 p.m. DC Parents and Friends of Children with Special Needs, the State Advisory Panel on Special Education, and DC Special Education Coalition, at Hine Junior High School, Pennsylvania Avenue and 8th Street, SE. Preceded by a dinner at 6:00 p.m. For more information, call Shema Yah at 529-0254 or Susie King at 291-0819.
7:00 p.m. Edgewood Terrace Community Council, 601 Edgewood Terrace, NE, 1st Floor. Forum for at-large council candidates.; 7:00 p.m. “A Tribute to the Legacy of Marion Barry, Jr.” MCI Center, 601 F Street, NW. Tickets are $25 and $50 through Ticketmaster, 432-SEAT, or the MCI Center Box Office, 628-3200.
7:30 p.m. Forest Hills Citizens Association, Capital Memorial Adventist Church, 3150 Chesapeake Street, NW. Forum for at-large council candidates.
Wednesday, October 21, 1998: 5:00 p.m. District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, One Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 900. Public meeting to consider items related to the DC Public Schools.
7:30 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE. Monthly business meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, October 20, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Cleveland Park Citizens Association, Cleveland Park Library, Connecticut Avenue and Newark Streets, NW, upstairs community room. Candidate forum for at-large council candidates and at-large Board of Education candidates.; 7:00 p.m. Owl School, 6045 Sixteenth Street, NW. Community lecture series: Stephanie Robinson, Principal Partner, the Education Trust; Carol Stoel, Co-Director, Teacher Education Program, Council for Basic Education, on “Standards, Student Assessment, and Standardized Tests.” RSVP to 722-6857.
Monday, October 19, 1998: 3:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE. Committee of the Whole meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Saturday, October 17, 1998: 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Library, 16th and Lamont Streets, NW. Fall used book sale. For more information, call 727-1361.
2:00 p.m. A Tribute to the Legacy of Marion Barry, Jr., at Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, Room A-5, 9th and G Street, N.W. Symposium on “Home Rule Deliberations in the District of Columbia: A Look at the Vitality of the Political Process in the Year 2000.” Moderator: Dr. Ron Walters. For more information, call 678-6600.
Friday, October 16, 1998: 12:30 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor Conference Room. Community meeting on child welfare, abuse and neglect. RSVP to Shelley, 234-9404.
Thursday, October 15, 1998: 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department, 4th District, at Coolidge Senior High School, 5th and Tuckerman Streets, NW. Town meeting on the Department’s reorganization plan with Chief Charles Ramsey and Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald.
Wednesday, October 14, 1998: 4:30 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, One Thomas Circle, NW, Room 900. Public meeting to consider recommendations from the Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees, and other matters.
Tuesday, October 13, 1998: 5:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE. Public hearing on SY 1999-2000 Charter School Applications. For more information, call 442-4289.
Friday, October 9, 1998: 12:00 p.m. Office of Campaign Finance, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420. Seminar on complying with the DC Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act for candidates, campaign committees, and other interested parties, including those interested in following OCF financial reports.
Thursday, October 8, 1998: 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department, 3rd District, at Howard University, Crampton Auditorium, 2465 6th Street, NW. Town meeting on the Department’s reorganization plan with Chief Charles Ramsey and Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald.
7:00 p.m. All Souls Metropolitan Church, 16th and Harvard Streets, NW. Forum for at-large Board of Education candidates.
Tuesday, October 6, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Far Northeast-Southeast Council, Inc., at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Monthly meeting; Chief Charles Ramsey, guest. For more information, call Samuel Bost, 388-3843.; 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department, 6th District, at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, SE. Town meeting on the Department’s reorganization plan with Chief Charles Ramsey and Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald.
Friday, October 2, 1998: 10:00 a.m. Washington Convention Center Authority, at Mt. Vernon Square site for new convention center. Groundbreaking ceremony.
Thursday, October 1, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. D.C. related items include: (1) Naval Security Station, Nebraska and Massachusetts Avenues, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for replacement of portico on Building 17; (2) National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, approval of preliminary site and building plans for picnic pavilion; (3) Citywide 911 emergency communication system for the DC Office of Emergency preparedness, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for 20 antennas at four locations (St. Elizabeths Hospital, 2700 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE; Hughes Tower, 6001 Georgia Avenue, NW; Capitol View Plaza, 5901 East Capitol Street, SE; and Georgetown University Hospital, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW); (4) E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of design concept for annex and renovation. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.; 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department, 5th District, at Israel Baptist Church, Houston Hall, 1261 Saratoga Ave., NE. Town meeting on the Department’s reorganization plan with Chief Charles Ramsey and Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald.
Tuesday, September 29, 1998: 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department, 5th District, at Howard University Law School, 2900 Van Ness Street, NW. Town meeting on the Department’s reorganization plan with Chief Charles Ramsey and Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald.
Monday, September 28, 1998: 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department, 1st District, at the DC Convention Center, 11th and H Streets, NW, Room 3031. Town meeting on the Department’s reorganization plan with Chief Charles Ramsey and Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald.
Saturday, September 26, 1998: 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. Department of Public Works at RFK Stadium Parking Lot #6 (Farmers’ Market) and Carter Barron Parking Lot (16th and Kennedy Streets, NW). Household hazardous waste collection sites for old paints, solvents, pesticides, motor oil, batteries, and more. For more information, call the DPW Sanitation Information Center, 727-4600.
Friday, September 25, 1998: 12:00 p.m. Office of Campaign Finance, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420. Seminar on complying with the DC Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act for candidates, campaign committees, and other interested parties, including those interested in following OCF financial reports.
Thursday, September 24, 1998: 11:30 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol St., NE. Committee on Budget and Management. For further information, call the Executive Secretary, 422-4289.; 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol St., NE. Subcommittee on Charter Schools. For further information, call the Executive Secretary, 422-4289.; 6:30 p.m. D.C. Office of Planning, at MCI Center Practice Court, 7th & F Street, NW (use the F Street Entrance). Public meeting on the Downtown Action Plan, which will lead to updating the downtown plan element of the Comprehensive Plan. Also included will be an update and refinement of plans for the area north of Massachusetts Avenue, including the Mount Vernon Square neighborhood and the southern portion of Shaw. For more information, call the Office of Planning at 727-9600.
Wednesday, September 23, 1998: 6:30 p.m., Metropolitan Police Department, 7th District, at Ballou Senior High School, 4th and Trenton Streets, SE. Town meeting on the Department’s reorganization plan with Chief Charles Ramsey and Assistant Chief Michael Fitzgerald.
Tuesday, September 22, 1998: 10:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol St., NE. Committee on Academic Programs. For further information, call the Executive Secretary, 422-4289.; 12:00 p.m. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, at House Triangle, on east side of Capitol near Independent Avenue. “Save our ANCs Press Conference and Lobby Day.”; 1:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol St., NE. Subcommittee on Information and Participation. For further information, call the Executive Secretary, 422-4289.
Thursday, September 17, 1998: 12:30 p.m. Congressional Black Caucus Legislative Conference Issue Forum, at Washington Convention Center, Room 32. Meeting of the President’s Advisory Board on Race.
Wednesday, September 16, 1998: 6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, at Slowe Elementary School, 1404 Jackson St., NE.Committee of the Whole.7:30 p.m., Stated meeting of the Board of Education. For further information, call the Executive Secretary, 422-4289.
Saturday, September 12, 1998: 12:00 p.m. Alpha Kappa Alpha, at Xi Omega Center, 4411 14th St., NW. Mayoral candidates forum.
Friday, September 11, 1998: 12:00 p.m. Office of Campaign Finance, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420. Seminar on complying with the DC Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act for candidates, campaign committees, and other interested parties, including those interested in following OCF financial reports.
Thursday, September 10, 1998: 8:30 a.m. Pennsylvania Quarter Neighborhood Association, at Lansburg Theater, 7th and E Streets, NW. Mayoral Candidates forum.; 12:00 p.m. DC Preservation League and Committee of 100, at Charles Sumner School, 17th and M Streets, NW. Mayoral candidates forum.; 5:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol St., NE. Subcommittee on Charter Schools. For further information, call the Executive Secretary, 422-4289.; 6:30 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, at Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2203, Independence Avenue and South Capitol Street, SW. Emergency Community Leaders’ Meeting to help save ANC’s. For more information, call 783-5065.; 7:00 p.m. Ward 3 Democrats, at Maret School, 3000 Cathedral Avenue, NW. At-large City Councilmember. candidates forum for Democratic candidates.; 7:30 p.m. Jewish Community Council and several other Jewish organizations, at George Washington University’s Hillel’s Gewitz Center, 2300 H Street, N.W. Mayoral candidates forum. Call 301-770-0881 for more information.
Wednesday, September 9, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Citizens Association of Georgetown, at Christ Church Parish Hall, 31st and O Street, N.W. Mayoral candidates forum.
Thursday, September 3, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. D.C. related items include: (1) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, main section, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for installation of anti-terrorism/physical security equipment; and and addition to and renovation of Building 16, (2) U.S. Naval Station Washington, Anacostia Annex (Bolling/Anacostia tract), approval of comments on final site and building plans for main gate; (3) 2200 M Street, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission for modification of a previously approval Planned United Development and related map amendment to rezone from C-2-C and R-5-E to CR, Lots 74, 878 and 877 in Square 51, and use of the airspace above and below the public alley system in Square 51; (4) President’s Park, E Street, NW, between 15th and 17th Streets, and Hamilton and State Places, approval of comments to the National Park Service on amendment to the environmental assessment for the Southside Barrier Replacement, Sherman Park/First Division Monument; (5) International Center, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, N.W., approval of preliminary site and building plans for the chancery of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
Wednesday, September 2, 1998: 1:00 p.m. DC Office of Aging, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Library, 901 G Street, NW. Mayoral candidates forum.; 6:30 p.m. DC Action for Children and DC Kids Count Collaborative, at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 New York Avenue, NW. Mayoral candidates forum on “Who’s in it for Kids?”; 7:15 p.m. North Michigan Park Civic Association, at North Michigan Park Recreation Center, 13th and Emerson Streets, NE. Candidates forum. 7:15 p.m., at-large councilmembers; 8:20 p.m., Ward 5 councilmember; 9:05 p.m., mayor.
Tuesday, September 1, 1998: 6:00 p.m., Native Washingtonian Club, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Library, 901 G Street, NW. Mayoral candidates forum.; 7:30 p.m. Foggy Bottom Association, at International Finance Corporation, 2121 Pennsylvania Street, N.W., auditorium. At-Large Councilmember candidates forum. For more information, call Jim McLeod, 223-0457.; 7:30 p.m. John Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church Social Action Committee, John Wesley main sanctuary, 14th and Corcoran Streets, NW. Mayoral candidates forum, “New Leadership and Direction for Washington, DC.” For more information, call 667-3824.
Monday, August 31, 1998: 3:00 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, One Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 900. Public meeting to consider recommendations by the Emergency Transitional Board of Trustees, discuss recommendations by the City Council on regulatory reform, and for other purposes. For more information, call Jim Davison at 504-3435.; 6:00 p.m. Metropolitan Baptist Church, 1225 R St NW, Mayoral candidates debate.
7:00 p.m. Arnold & Porter law firm, 555 12th Street, N.W. Mayoral Candidates forum.
Saturday, August 29, 1998: 10:00 a.m. Ward 5 Advisory Neighborhood commissioners, at Providence Hospital, 1160 Varnum St., NE, Ross Auditorium, St. Catherine’s Hall. Candidates forum for city council and congressional candidates: 10:00 a.m., shadow representatives; 10:30 a.m., delegate to the House of Representatives, 11:00 a.m., council chairman; 11:30 a.m., mayor; 1:30 p.m., Ward 5 city councilmember; 2:30 p.m., at-large councilmembers.
Friday, August 28, 1998: 11:15 a.m. WTOP 107.7 FM/ 1500 AM..Live Broadcast of Mayoral Forum.; 12:00 p.m. Office of Campaign Finance, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420. Seminar on complying with the DC Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act for candidates, campaign committees, and other interested parties, including those interested in following OCF financial reports.
Thursday, August 27, 1998: 6:30 p.m. DC ARC (Association of Retarded Citizens), at 900 Varnum Street, NE. Mayoral Candidates Forum.; 7:30 p.m. ANC 1E, at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, 16th Street and Park Road, NW. Ward 1 City Council candidates forum. A Spanish planner will be present. For more information, call Chris Shaheen, 328-0740.
Wednesday, August 26, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Southeast Neighbors Mayoral Candidates Forum, Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 30th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, SE Mayoral Candidates forum.
Sunday, August 23, 1998: 3:00 p.m. Civic Awareness Weekend of Majid Muhammad, 1519 Islamic Way NW (formerly 4th & P). Mayoral Candidates forum.
Friday, August 21, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Coalition for Nonprofit Housing Development, at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, 1425 V Street, NW. Mayoral candidates forum.
Tuesday, August 18, 1998: 2:00 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, at Luther Place Memorial Church, 1226 Vermont Ave., NW. Public hearing to receive testimony regarding legislation to support criminal justice efforts. For more information, contact Jim Davison, 504-3435.; 6:30 p.m. National Conference of Black Lawyers, at Martin Luther King Library, 9th and G Streets, NW. Mayoral Candidates Forum. For more information, call 628-9141.
Friday, August 14, 1998: 12:00 p.m. Office of Campaign Finance, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420. Seminar on complying with the DC Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act for candidates, campaign committees, and other interested parties, including those interested in following OCF financial reports.
5:00 p.m. Citizens for a Positive Ward 8, at One Judiciary Square, 441, 4th St., NW. Rally on zoning DC land for a new DC prison. For more information, call 563-2131.; 6:00 p.m. Scripture Cathedral and Concerned DC Street Vendors, at Scripture Cathedral, lower sanctuary, 1331 9th Street, NW. “People’s Candidate Forum,” for City Council candidates from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. and mayoral candidates from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. For more information, call 1-888-311-0122.
Thursday, August 13, 1998: 6:30 p.m. African Caribbean Affairs Committee, at Emery United Methodist Church, 6100 Georgia Avenue, NW. Mayoral candidates forum, centering on issues relevant to African and Caribbean communities in the Washington Metro area. For more information, call 829-6230.
Wednesday, August 12, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Stand Up for Democracy Coalition, 441 4th Street, N.W., Room 1030. Mayoral Candidates forum, moderated by Tom Sherwood, reporter for WRC-TV. For further information, call Timothy Cooper, 244-9479.
Thursday, August 6, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related items include: (1) Proposed amendments to the zoning regulations and map of the District of Columbia to update the Special Purpose Zones, approval of report to the Zoning Commission; (2) National Arboretum, New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, NE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for identification signs; (3) Wilbur J. Cohen Building, 300 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior improvements and handicapped ramp replacement; (4) Zoning regulations and map of the District of Columbia, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on changes to eliminate inconsistencies between existing zoning and the Downtown Development Element of the DC Comprehensive Plan; (5) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, approval of final site and building plans for parking garage expansion and site improvements; (6) Federal Bureau of Investigation, Washington Field Office, 4th and F Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for perimeter security bollards; and (7) U.S. Department of Justice Main Building, 9th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for installation of perimeter security cameras. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
Tuesday, August 4, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Ward One Democrats candidates’ forum and endorsement meeting for Democratic candidates for Mayor and Ward One Council seat, Marie Reed Elementary School, 2200 Champlain Street, NW. For more information, call Dee Hunter, 332-4783.
Friday, July 31, 1998: 12:00 p.m. Office of Campaign Finance, 2000 14th Street, N.W., Suite 420. Seminar on complying with the DC Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest Act for candidates, campaign committees, and other interested parties, including those interested in following OCF financial reports.
Tuesday, July 27, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Making Our Votes Count Coalition city council chair and at-large candidates forum, Christ United Methodist Church, 900 4th Street, SW. Moderated by Jonetta Rose Barras.
Tuesday, July 21, 1998: 2:30 p.m. Senate Appropriations Committee, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 192. Mark-up of the DC FY ’99 appropriations bill.; 7:00 p.m. Making Our Votes Count Coalition mayoral candidates forum, Christ United Methodist Church, 900 4th Street, SW. Moderated by Jonetta Rose Barras.
Monday, July 20, 1998: 5:30 p.m. Cultural Alliance of Greater Washington mayoral candidates forum on the arts, Corcoran Gallery of Art, 500 17th Street, NW.
Wednesday, July 15, 1998: 11:00 a.m. House of Representatives Government Reform and Oversight Committee Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2154, oversight hearing on the New Washington Convention Center. Witnesses include Terry Golden, Chairman, Washington Convention Center Authority; Dr. Andrew Brimmer, Chairman, DCFRMAA; Mayor Marion Barry; Linda Cropp, Chair, City Council; Gloria Jarmon, GAO; Rick Henricks, General Services Administration; and Dan Mobley, President, DC Visitors Association. At the insistence of Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, no critics of the Convention Center have been invited to testify.; 7:00 p.m. DC Office of the People’s Counsel, at St. Constantine and Helen Greek Church, 4115 16th Street, NW. Community forum on cellular phone towers in Rock Creek Park. For further information, or to register to testify, call George Jones at 727-3071.
Thursday, July 9, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related items include: (1) Proposed federal capital improvements program for the National Capital Region, Fiscal Years 1999-2003; (2) World War II Memorial, Rainbow Pool, West Potomac Park, 17th Street, NW, between Independence and Constitution Avenues, approval of revised design concept; (3) President’s Park, Lafayette Park, H Street, between 15th and 17th Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for bollards, gatehouses, and vehicle entrance gates; (4) Bolling Air Force Base, Blanchard Barracks, Building 1301, approval of comments on preliminary and final site and building plans for two antennas, one transmitting and one receiving; (5) U.S. Naval Station, Anacostia (Bolling/Anacostia Tract), approval of preliminary stie and building plans for main gate and First Lieutenant’s Storage Building; (6) US Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, renovation of South Building, approval of final site and building plans Phase 2; (7) National Museum of American History, Constitution Avenue, NW, between 12th and 14th Streets, fountain safety modifications; (8) installation of security camers at US Department of the Interior, 1951 Constitutional Avenue, NW, south building, Home Owner Loan Commission Building at 320 1st Street, NW; Federal Building at 1724 F Street, NW; and Winder Building at 17th and F Streets, NW; (9) Proposed amendments to the Zoning Regulations and Map of the District of Columbia to update the Special Purpose Zones. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
Thursday, July 2, 1998: 11:00 a.m. Office of Cable Television, at the DC Council Chambers, 441 4th Street, N.W. Review of District Cablevision's performance from 1994 to 1998 — including channel selection, rate increases, installation and repair, as well as comparison of programming and services offered in other majob cable markets. Register to testify by calling Edward Kania at 727-0424 before close of business on June 26, 1998.
Wednesday, July 1, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Office of Cable Television, at the DC Council Chambers, 441 4th Street, N.W. Review of District Cablevision's performance from 1994 to 1998 — including channel selection, rate increases, installation and repair, as well as comparison of programming and services offered in other majob cable markets. Register to testify by calling Edward Kania at 727-0424 before close of business on June 26, 1998.
Tuesday, June 30, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, at 345 Cannon House Office Building, Independence and New Jersey Avenues, SE. Town meeting on crime, featuring US Attorney Wilma Lewis and Police Chief Charles Ramsey. For more information, call 783-5065.
Thursday, June 25, 1998: 10:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. Committee on Budget and Management meeting. For further information, call 724-4289.
3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. Subcommittee on Charter Schools meeting. For further information, call 724-4289.
Wednesday, June 24, 1998: 9:00 a.m. District of Columbia Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Room H-144, US Capitol. Hearing on DC Appropriations for public education. Witnesses: school superintendent Arlene Ackerman, Board of Trustees chair Maudine Cooper, Board of Education president Wilma Harvey.
11:00 a.m. District of Columbia Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Room H-144, US Capitol. Hearing on DC Appropriations for corrections. Witnesses: Department of Corrections Director Margaret Moore, Corrections Trustee John Clark, and Jay Carver of pretrial services.
1:00 p.m. District of Columbia Subcommittee, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Room H-144, US Capitol. Hearing on DC Appropriations for public safety. Witnesses: police department chief Charles Ramsey, fire department chief Donald Edwards, park police chief Robert Langston, and Control Board member Stephen Harlan.
7:30 p.m. Mayoral candidates debate at Holy Comforter Lutheran Church, Branch and Alabama Avenues, SE. Sponsored by the League of 8,000.
Tuesday, June 23, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Jonetta Rose Barras, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, 2nd Floor West Lobby. Book talk and signing of The Last of the Black Emperors: the Hollow Comeback of Marion Barry in the New Age of Black Leaders
10:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. Committee on Academic Programs meeting. For further information, call 724-4289.
Wednesday, June 17, 1998: 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. Monthly business meeting. For further information, call 724-4289.
Monday, June 15, 1998: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. Committee of the Whole meeting. For further information, call 724-4289.
Wednesday, June 10, 1998: 2:00 p.m. Senate Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Appropriations Committee, 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Hearing on the District’s FY 1999 budget. Witnesses are Mayor Marion Barry, Council Chair Linda Cropp, and Control Board Chairman Andrew Brimmer.
Tuesday, June 9, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Mayoral candidates debate, Tenley-Friendship Branch Library, Wisconsin Avenue and Albermarle Street, NW. Sponsored by the Friendship Heights-Tenley Circle Citizens Association, moderated by Tom Sherwood, WRC-TV.
Thursday, June 4, 1998: 8:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Coalition for Greater Preservation Enforcement, at Charles Sumner School, 17th and M Streets, NW. Working summit on enforcing historic preservation ordinances sponsored by several community associations and preservation organizations. Attendees must register in advance. For more information, call the DC Preservation League, 737-1519.; 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related agenda items: (1) approval of comments to the Mayor and Council on the DC fiscal year 1999 budget and financial plan; (2) President's Park, Lafayette Park, H Street, NW, between 15th and 17th Streets, bollards, gatehouses, and vehicle entrance gates, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans; (3) Lowell School and Gallaudet University, 1640 Kalmia Road, NW, modification to a previously approved Planned United Development for Lots 80 and 815 in Square 2745F; (4) World War II Memorial, Rainbow Pool, West Potomac Park, 17th Street, NW, between Independence and Constitution Avenues, draft environmental assessment; (5) U.S. Courthouse Building, Constitution Avenue and 3rd Street, NW; National Courts Building, Madison Place and H Street, NW; Federal Office Building 6, Maryland Avenue and 6th Street, SW, Department of the Interior South Building, Constitution Avenue and 19th Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for guard booths and security cameras; and (6) Lots 27, 59-62 and 812-829 in Square 5920, and Lots 26, 27, 35-42, 800, and 802 in Square 5928, south of Oxon Run Park, SE, application for a consolidated Planned United Development and Special Exception. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
Tuesday, June 2, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Ward 7 Community Task Force on Special Education, at Fletcher Johnson Junior High School, Benning Road and C Street, SE. Community speak-out on special education issues in the DC public schools.
Thursday, May 28, 1998: 11:30 a.m. Board of Education Committee on Budget and Management, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For more information, call 724-4289.; 1:30 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, meeting in the auditorium of Martin Luther King, Jr., Library, 901 G Street, NW. Public meeting on regulatory reform (not including rent control), budgetary and finance issues.
Wednesday, May 27, 1998: 7:30 p.m. Mayoral candidates debate, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church Capitol Hill, 2nd and C Streets, SE. Sponsored by the League of 8,000 and the Capitol Hill Restoration Society; moderated by Bruce Johnson, reporter, Channel 9; subject: “Your Record and Our Neighborhoods.”
Tuesday, May 26, 1998: 10:00 a.m. Board of Education Committee on Academic Programs, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For more information, call 724-4289.
Wednesday, May 20, 1998: 7:30 p.m. Board of Education monthly business meeting, at Orr Elementary School, 2200 Minnesota Avenue, SE. For more information, call 724-4289.
Monday, May 18, 1998: 3:00 p.m. Board of Education Committee of the Whole, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For more information, call 724-4289.
Wednesday, May 13, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Washington Convention Center Authority, at Washington Convention Center. Public meeting to present current design plans for the proposed Washington Convention Center. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
Tuesday, May 12, 1998: 7:00 p.m. DC Public Charter School Board, at All Souls Church Unitarian, 16th and Harvard Streets, NW. Public information meeting on the application guidelines and application review process for establishing charter schools. For more information, call 887-5011.
Monday, May 11, 1998: 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Mayor Marion Barry, Jr., Mobile City Hall, at Giant Supermarket, 14th and Oak Streets, NW, “City Hall for a Day.”
7:00 p.m. Mayor Marion Barry, Jr., at St. Augustine’s School, 1419 V Street, NW, town hall meeting.
Friday May 8, 1998: 9:30 a.m. House Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, at Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2154. Hearing on the Metropolitan Police Department. Scheduled witnesses include Chief Charles Ramsey; Steve Harlan; Gary Abrecht, Chief of Police, US Capitol Hill Police; John Barrett, Special Agent-in-Charge, Criminal Dvision, Washington, DC, Field Office, US Federal Bureau of Investigation; Peter Dowling, Special Agent-in-Charge, Washington, DC, US Secret Service; and Peter Grudent, Special Agent-in-Charge, Washington, DC, Field Office, US Drug Enforcement Administration.
Thursday, May 7, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related agenda items: (1) Southeast Federal Center, seawall replacement, approval of preliminary and final site development plans; (2) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Main Campus, multi-purpose court sports structure, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans, (3) US Department of State main building, 21st and C Streets, NW, installation of hydraulic security bollards, approval of design concepts; (4) Interstate Commerce Commission/Custom, Connecting Wing, Constitution Avenue between 12th and 13th Streets, NW, two receive-only antennas for International Trade Center, approval of preliminary and final site plans.
1:00 p.m. Board of Education Subcommittee on Information and Participation, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For more information, call 724-4289.
3:00 p.m. Board of Education Subcommittee on Charter Schools, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For more information, call 724-4289.
7:00 p.m. DC Public Charter School Board, at Lutheran Church of the Holy Comforter, 3319 Alabama Avenue, SE, at Branch Avenue. Public information meeting on the application guidelines and application review process for establishing charter schools. For more information, call 887-5011.
Wednesday, May 6, 1998: 3:30 p.m. District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 1 Thomas Circle, NW, Suite 900, public meeting to consider recommendations by the Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees.
Tuesday, May 5, 1998: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Office of the People's Counsel, at Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, N.W. Public meeting on "Utility Competition: What Is It and Why Should I Care?" featuring representatives of NASUCA, AOBA, PEPCO, Washington Gas, Bell Atlantic, and the "new entrants." Attendees should reserve spaces by calling George Harris at 727-3071 before Tuesday, April 28, 1998.
Monday, May 4, 1998: 10:00 a.m. DC Tax Revision Commission, at 441 4th Street, N.W., Room 1030. Public meeting at which the Commission plans to approve of and release its final report. For more information, call 518-7275.
Thursday, May 2, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related agenda items: (1) Proposed amendments to the zoning regulations and map of DC related to updating the special purpose zones.
Thursday, April 23, 1998: 11:30 p.m. Board of Education, Committee on Budget and Management, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For further information, call 724-4289.
3:00 p.m. Board of Education, Subcommittee on Charter Schools, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For further information, call 724-4289.
Wednesday, April 22, 1998: 12:45 pm - 4:30 pm Earth Day National Town Meeting and Regional Forum, National Museum of American History, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW. At 1:00 pm, a satellite national town meeting on global warming; at 2:30 pm, a regional forum on integrating community priorities in the national capital region. For further information, call 232-2252, or go to http://www.crest.org/renew_america . Registration deadline is April 20, 1998.
Tuesday, April 21, 1998: 10:00 a.m. Board of Education, Committee on Academic Programs, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For further information, call 724-4289.
1:00 p.m. Board of Education, Subcommittee on Information and Participation, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For further information, call 724-4289.
Monday, April 20, 1998: 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, N.W., auditorium. Public meeting on consultants' recommendations relating to unemployment insurance and workers' compensation. For more information, call the DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 504-3435.
Thursday, April 16, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, at Hine Junior High School Auditorium, 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Town meeting on the environment, covering Norton's National Urban Watershed Model Restoration Act, the Superfund Site at the Navy Yard, the Anacostia Ecosystem Initiative, and DC's application for the EPA's Brownfield Program. For more information, call 783-5065.
Wednesday, April 15, 1998: 7:30 p.m. Board of Education, at Marie Reed Learning Center, 2200 Champlain Street, NW. Monthly business meeting of the Board. For further information, call 724-4289.
Tuesday, April 14, 1998: 6:00 p.m. Board of Education, at Brightwood Elementary School, 13th and Nicholson Streets, NW. Public hearing on renaming Brightwood Elementary School to the Dr. Calvin W. Rolark Elementary School of Brightwood. For further information, call 724-4289.
Monday, April 13, 1998: ~~1:00 p.m. DC Tax Revision Commission, George Washington University, Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, N.W., Room 405, approval and release of final report.~~ This meeting has been cancelled. For further information, call the Commission at 518-7275.
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, N.W., auditorium. Public meeting to consider recommendations by consultants relating to the environment and environmental studies.
3:00 p.m. Board of Education, Committee of the Whole, 415 12th Street, NW, Board Room. For further information, call 724-4289.
7:00 p.m. Mayor Marion Barry, Jr., at Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th Street, NW. Town meeting for "Ward 2 day." Preceded from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m. by the mobile city hall at the Giant Supermarket lot, 1444 8th Street, N.W.
Thursday, April 9, 1998: 6:30 p.m. District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, 5000 Overlook Avenue, SW, Central Operations Facility, Conference Room 317. Public meeting to discuss and solicit public comments on WASA's Clean Water Act Projects of the Blue Plains Wastewater Treatment Plant. For further information, contact Libby Lawson, Public Affairs Manager, 645-6296.
Wednesday, April 8, 1998: 3:00 pm, DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 1Thomas Circle, NW, Room 900. Meeting to consider recommendations from the Emergency Transitional Board of Trustees.
Monday, April 6, 1998: 1:00 p.m. DC Tax Revision Commission, at DC Jewish Community Center, Street, 1529 16th Street, N.W., further review of recommendations.
6:30 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, 2318 Rayburn House Office Building. community leadership meeting. for more information, call 783-5065.
Thursday, April 2, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related agenda items: (1) approval of draft proposed Federal Capital Improvements Program for the National Capital Region, fiscal years 1999-2003, (2) DC FY1997 budget and financial plan, approval of comments to the Mayor and Council; (3) Proposed federal capital improvement program for the National Capital Region, FY 1999-2003, (4) President's Park, H Street, NW, between 15th and 17th Street, environmental assessment for northside barrier replacement, and (5) South Capitol Street and Potomac Avenue, SW, application for a planned unit development for Florida Rock. Items eligible for action by the executive director: (1) Chancery of Malaysia, International Center, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, approval of final site and building plans, (2) Chancery of Brunei, International Center, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, approval of final site and building plans.
Wednesday, April 1, 1998: 7:00 p.m. Debate between Councilmembers Jack Evans and David Catania on whether the new Convention Center should be cited in Shaw at Mt. Vernon Square; at the Washington Convention Center, Room 34.
Tuesday, March 31, 1998: 6:30 p.m. DC Public Schools, at Jefferson Junior High School, 8th and H Streets, S.W. Citywide parents meeting on academic standards, promotion guidelines, summer school, and the SAT tests.
Monday, March 30, 1998: 6:30 p.m. DC Public Schools, at Woodson Senior High School, 55th and Eads Street, N.E. Citywide parents meeting on academic standards, promotion guidelines, summer school, and the SAT tests.
Saturday, March 28, 1998: 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Georgia Avenue Community Advisory Committee, at MacFarland Junior High School, 4400 Iowa Avenue, NW. Community-wide planning workshop on the development of the Georgia Avenue corridor. Sponsored by the Peoples Involvement Corporation. For more information, contact Estell Mathis-Lloyd, Community Coordinator, 726-2518.
Thursday, March 26, 1998: 11:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Committee on Budget and Management meeting.; 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Subcommittee on Charter Schools meeting.
6:30 p.m. DC Public Schools, at Anacostia Senior High School, 16th and R Streets, S.E. Citywide parents meeting on academic standards, promotion guidelines, summer school, and the SAT tests.
Wednesday, March 25, 1998: 6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, public hearing on charter school applications.
Tuesday, March 24, 1998: 10:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Committee on Academic Programs meeting.
1:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Subcommittee on Information and Participation meeting.
6:30 p.m. DC Public Schools, at Dunbar Senior High School, 1st Street and New Jersey Avenue, N.W. Citywide parents meeting on academic standards, promotion guidelines, summer school, and the SAT tests.
Thursday, March 19, 1998: 6:30 p.m. DC Public Schools, at Woodson Senior High School, 55th and Eads Street, N.E. Citywide parents meeting on academic standards, promotion guidelines, summer school, and the SAT tests.
Wednesday, March 18, 1998: 10:00 a.m. Senate Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Hearing on the status of management reforms and FY 1999 Appropriations for DC. Witnesses include Camille Barnett, Andrew Brimmer, and Anthony Williams.
6:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, at MacFarland Middle School, 4400 Iowa Avenue, NW. Monthly business meeting.
Monday, March 16, 1998: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Saturday, March 14, 1998: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. DC Chief Financial Officer, in the lobby of One Judiciary Square, 441 4th Street, N.W. Taxpayer information day for real property tax, addressing all questions concerning real property tax, including new assessments. Please bring any relevant documentation to the Saturday session.
Friday, March 13, 1998: 12:00 p.m. House of Representatives, DC Oversight Subcommittee, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on DC Public Schools school enrollment. Witnesses will include Cornelia M. Blanchette, GAO; George Grier, The Grier Partnership; Richard Wenning, DC Public Schools; Julius W. Becton, CEO, DC Public Schools; Joyce Ladner, DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority; Bruce MacLaury, DC Emergency Board of Trustees; and Wilma Harvey, DC Board of Education.
Thursday, March 12, 1998: 10:00 a.m. House of Representatives, Education and Workforce Commission, 2175 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on public school vouchers for the District of Columbia. Witnesses include DC parents Sheila Carr, Virginia Walken, and Bernice Gates; and Brian Benntt, Director of School Operations, School Futures Research Foundation.
7:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, at Fletcher-Johnson Educational Center, 465- Benning road, SE. Public Meeting on summer school plans.
Monday, March 9, 1998: 1:00 p.m. Senate Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 342. Hearing on DC Public Schools and the release of the GAO audit on the school roof and facilities repair program. Chaired by Senator Sam Brownback.; 1:00 p.m. DC Tax Revision Commission, George Washington University, Marvin Center, 800 21st Street, N.W., Room 405, review of recommendations.
Thursday, March 5, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related agenda items: (1) Presidents Park, H Street, NW, between 15th and 17th Streets, comments on environmental assessment and design; (2) General Services Administration, Dolly Madison/Cosmos/Taylor Complex, northeast corner of Lafayette Park, Madison Place and H Street, NW, building and site improvements, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans, (3) National Zoological Park, American Alligator Exhibit, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans; (4) Dalecarlia Reservation, 5900 MacArthur Boulevard, NW, lease of federal land to Sibley Memorial Hospital for construction of a parking lot, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans; (5) Installation of exterior security cameras at several federal buildings in downtown DC; (6) 14th Street Urban Renewal Area, 14th and Irving Streets, N.W.,adoption of urban renewal plan modification to facilitate the development of parcel 39.
Wednesday, March 4, 1998: 6:30 p.m. DC Public Schools, Wilson Senior High School, Nebraska Avenue and Chesapeake Street, N.W., parent meeting on student achievement and the system's new promotion guidelines.
Tuesday, March 3, 1998: 6:30 p.m. Far Northeast-Southeast Council, Inc., at Sixth District MPD Headquarters, 42nd Street and Benning Road, N.E. Mark H. Tuohey, III, Special Counsel to the City Council's Special Committee on Police Misconduct and Personnel Management.
Monday, March 2, 1998: 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. DC Tax Revision Commission, DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th Street, N.W., Library, review of recommendations.
Thursday, February 26, 1998: 10:00 a.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 1 Thomas Circle, N.W., Room 900. Public meeting on contract regulations and DC revenue estimates for the FY 1999 budget.; 6:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, at the Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, N.W. Public hearing on the proposed plans for summer school.
Tuesday, February 24, 1998: 6:30 p.m. DC Public Schools, Ballou Senior High School, 4th and Tenton Streets, N.E., parent meeting on student achievement and the system's new promotion guidelines.
Monday, February 23, 1998: 7:00 p.m. DC Zoning Commission, 441 Fourth Street, NW, Suite 220. Public hearing to consider Case No. 97-14Z, Text and Map Amendments for the Downtown Development District to effectuate the Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994 relating to downtown land use and zoning.
Wednesday, February 18, 1998: 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, monthly business meeting.
Tuesday, February 17, 1998: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Committee of the Whole meeting.
Thursday, February 12, 1998: 11:00 a.m. DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority ("Control Board"), One Thomas Circle, N.W., Suite 900. Public meeting to discuss a response to the U.S. Court of Appeals decision regarding the Emergency Transitional Education Board of Trustees.; 6:30 p.m. DC Department of Housing and Community Development, at 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 1030 South. Public hearing on community development needs, solicit citizens' views on housing and community development needs as the DHCD begins developing the FY99 "Action Plan and Projected Use of Funds" application for the Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Shelter Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS programs. Register to testify by calling 535-1993 before 12:00 noon on Thursday, February 12, 1998.
Wednesday, February 11, 1998: 10:00 a.m. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Rayburn House Office Building, South Capitol Street and Independence Avenue, SE, Room 2154. Hearing on the FY 1997 District of Columbia audit report and Chief Financial Officer oversight. Witnesses will include Edward DeSeve, Acting Deputy Director, OMB; John Farrell, KPMG Peat Marwick; Mayor Marion Barry; Linda Cropp, Chairman, DC City Council; Andrew Brimmer, Chairman, Control Board; and Anthony Williams, DC Chief Financial Officer.
Thursday, February 5, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC related items: (1) National Arboretum, New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, NE, site and building accent lighting, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans, (2) Anacostia Annex, Bolling/Anacostia Tract, Building 400 Addition, approval of comments on preliminary and final site and building plans; (3) Federal Triangle, between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues and 4th and 15th Streets, NW, approval of security design guidelines; (4) amendments to Pennsylvania Avenue Plan of 1974 and Square Guidelines for Squares 406 and 457; (5) Interagency Initiative for National Mall Road Improvement Program, modifications to streetscape manual; (6) approval of report to the Zoning Commission on proposed revised amendments to Zoning Regulations related to solid waste handling and disposal facilities.
6:15-8:15 p.m. Eleanor Holmes Norton town meeting, Cannon House Office Building, Room 345, Independence and New Jersey Avenues, SE. The subject is Governance and Democracy in DC, and guest speakers are Jamin Raskin and Harvey Gantt.
Saturday, January 31, 1998: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Office of the People's Counsel at People's Congregational Church, 13th Street and Iowa Avenue, NW. Community forum to discuss the quality of service by PEPCO, Washington Gas, and Bell Atlantic. Register to testify by calling George Harris at 727-3071 by January 20, 1998.
Friday, January 30, 1998: 5:00 p.m. DC Department of Employment Services, 500 C Street, NW. Registration marathon for youth summer employment through Summerworks '98. Registration will be held for 24 hours straight, until 5:00 p.m. January 31, 1998, and is available for youths aged 14 through 21. For more information call 724-7300.
Wednesday, January 28, 1998: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Office of the People's Counsel at Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, NW. Community forum to discuss the quality of service by PEPCO, Washington Gas, and Bell Atlantic. Register to testify by calling George Harris at 727-3071 by January 20, 1998.
Tuesday, January 27, 1998: 6:30 p.m..-8:30 p.m. Office of the People's Counsel at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 2458 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave., SE. Community forum to discuss the quality of service by PEPCO, Washington Gas, and Bell Atlantic. Register to testify by calling George Harris at 727-3071 by January 20, 1998.
Monday, January 26, 1998: 1:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Committee on Budget and Management meeting.
3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, Committee on Special Programs and Compliance meeting
Friday, January 23, 1998: 11:00 a.m. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2154. Hearing on the DC Public Schools facilities. Tentative scheduled witness, subject to change: Mary Filardo, Bill Lawson, Jonathan Miller, Daniel Mann, Andrew Brimmer, Charles Cotton, William E. Stephenson, Bruce MacLaury, Julius Becton, Charles Williams.
Thursday, January 22, 1998: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Office of the People's Counsel at Iona Senior Services, 4125 Albemarle Street, NW. Community forum to discuss the quality of service by PEPCO, Washington Gas, and Bell Atlantic. Register to testify by calling George Harris at 727-3071 by January 20, 1998.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998: 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room, monthly business meeting.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 415 12th Street, N.W., Board Room. Committee of the Whole meeting.
Thursday, January 15, 1998: 1:00 p.m. District of Columbia Housing Authority, 1133 North Capitol Street, NE, receivership meeting.
Thursday, January 8, 1998: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. DC items: (1) National Mall Road Improvement Program, modifications to streetscape manual and approval of guidelines for the installation of security design elements near the Mall; (2) International Center, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, N.W., Chancery of Bangladesh, approval of final site and building plans; (3) proposed revised amendments to the Zoning Regulations of DC related to solid waste handling and disposal facilities, approval of report to the Zoning Commission.
7:00 p.m. Federation of Citizens Associations, Charles Sumner School, 17th and M Streets, NW. "The Future of Policing in Washington, DC

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